Once upon a time, Chen Ji thought he was already very close to that ending.
He entered the Jiefan Building and used Lin Chaojing to repay the Prime Minister for the first life. Although he couldn't capture Lin Chaoqing, there were still more than half a year until the grand gathering ceremony next April, enough to make up for the second life.
He could take a good breath and rest for a while, then wait for the Prime Minister to let him know who he wanted to kill.
In the meantime, perhaps he could take Xiao Man and the little monk to stroll around the Chessboard Street night market, or watch how the Eight Great Hutongs choose the Oiran, and together see how glorious and bustling the Ning Dynasty Capital City is during the Lantern Festival night.
But the moment the Annan Envoys entered the capital, everything began to take a sharp turn.
